Windows Explorer (or File Explorer) is a file management program providing a graphical user interface for accessing your file systems. It was introduced with Windows 95, Windows Explorer used frequently to browse your PC for files and folders.There are many instances where you need to reboot your PC. It could be that you’ve installed updates, installed a new software or may be your computer just hung up. All this scenarios usually need a system restart. Small issues (Windows explorer freezes , you can not delete some files…) could be taken care of by just restarting Windows explorer.
Restart Explorer v1.7 – (Tuesday, 28 March 2023)
[ADDED] – /W parameter has been added.
[ADDED] – Some code improvements
There are many ways to restart File Explorer without rebooting for exampe Using Task Manager, Using Command-Prompt or PowerShell or you can hold Ctrl+Shift while right-clicking any empty area of the taskbar
On the modified context menu, click the “Exit Explorer” command but all of these methods have their downsides. Therefore we have coded a small portable Application to restart windows Explorer (File Explorer). Restart Explorer has no GUI , usage is very simple just clik on it and it will restart File explorer.
The difference of this software from others is ; if you open my computer, control panel, recycle bin… folder (which do not have a normal address) and restart windows explorer, open window will not come back with “Restart explorer” these open windows can be restored, It has also Command prompt support, to see all the supported parameters use “Rexplorer.exe /?” command.
You can use it not only for restart File explorer. It can also be used for Refresh Windows explorer and Rebuild Icon cache.
Supported operating systems: Windows 11 , Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 , Windows Vista , Windows Xp – (x86 & x64)
File: Rexplorer_x64.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: ac75bde2b70097ca86e16987bf387857
SHA1: 06e72123132e1ef58f7b7ea3c8e65cb75062e6d6
File: Rexplorer.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: 477a9e348fa254e7f30df3f06467d0d7
SHA1: 9259869aefccd33559ae0d7419a05b9380fa4f38
Show My IP Address
Google Translate
it can save and open only drives and folders for example “C:\”, “C:\MyFolder” but Like “My Computer” and “network connections” locations can not be saved and reopen
"It saves Open folder’s locations and reopen them after the windows explorer’s restart"
Not working for Windows Xp x32
Will this program re-open my File Explorer windows after a Windows crash and hard restart? I already have the ‘Restore Previous Folder Windows at Logon’ option selected, but that doesn’t work after a Windows crash. Thank you!
Right click, new shortcut, target :
«
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c taskkill.exe /f /im explorer.exe && start explorer.exe
»
Put a name, and that’s it. You can right-click on it to go on Properties and change the icon.
You can use any of the following ways
Web Link …
Thank you for this useful tool.
How did you manage to integrate “Exit Explorer” in the taskbar menu like it is displayed in the picture?
slm güzel ama çok önemli eksik var.
kill explorer exe
processings….
start explorer
2 exe olsaydı çok güzel olurdu.
restart.explorerin pencereleri aynı sırada yüklemesi özelliği çok güzel.
Please send me direction on how I can block all inapropriate sites on my phone thanks.
We can add such an option but it must run in the bacground and we don’t want it. Windows Explorer has an option To enable the automatic restoration of opened folders you can activate it.
Tools menu. Select Folder Options and then click the View tab finally tick in front of the ‘Restore Previous Folder Windows at Logon’ option.
Could you extend the tool functionality so it’ll be able to restore the previously opened folders after power loss or OS crash?
One of my favourite Tools . Thank You Sordum!
Rui R.
– Portugal
Thank you reza
Love From IRAN.
sorry cant donate you (prohibition)
I hope this opportunity will be available in the near future.
You can use both
Which one should I use for a 64-bit system?
64 bit or both?
“With your suggestions We can add it extra features and develop it further”
Ok so..
The file is running with no problems at all, BUT one issue: when the file running as system user behind the scenes when the user is locked (ctrl+alt+del), after we make login back to desktop, a new window always popup called “libraries” and we have to close it manually.
I would be really thankful if you can make a fix for this issue.
* We are working on Windows 7 Enterprise.
Thank you
Tomer David Naaman
Great tool. I sent you a mail just about one issue. Thank you!